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PATENTBD AUG. 6, 1861. A. HOUPT & J. K. GRIFFITH.

MEASURING FAUGET.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J. K. GRIFFITH AND A. HOUPT, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

IVIEASURING-FAUCET.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 82,996, dated August 6, 1861.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, J. K. GRIFFITH and AARON Hourr, of Reading, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Measuring-Faucets; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a front view. Fig. 2 is a side view representing a transverse vertical section. Fig. 3 is a bottom view, and Figs. 4 and 5 represent the top and bottom of the piston.

The same characters in the several figures refer to like parts.

We construct the improved faucet as follows:

A metallic cylinder W. about five inches in diameter and two feet in height is fitted with a piston E made to work water tight by means of a leather or gutta percha ring E, (Fig. 2,) secured in a groove or recess in the piston. The piston is attached to and operated by the rod 1. and lever L, the rod and lever being connected by a screw bolt passing through them.

J. represents the valve rod passing down through the center of the piston E, and secured to the circular cut off valve, V, recessed in the bottom of piston. This valve has a semicircular opening F, Fig. 5. The piston also has a corresponding opening M. Fig. 4. The valve rod J. passes through a lug Y. on the upper end of the piston rod which serves as a guide to it. crank C. on the upper end of valve rod J.

A. is a hasp or bar having a number of holes in it 1, 2, 3, 4:, 5. This hasp is attached to the top of cylinder WV. by a hinge or knuckle joint, and the pin N. catches in the holes. The bottom of cylinder W. has an aperture Z, Fig. 3 which can be opened or closed by the valve lever O. H. which is fastened by a bolt to the projection G. and works in the slot S. The bar or rod U. Fig.

There is a- 1 is attached to the projection T. on cylinder by a knuckle joint.

B, represents a strong tube which screws in a barrel or hogshead and sustains the faucet in connection therewith.

The operation of this apparatus is as follows: It is connected to a molasses barrel by means of the tube B. through which the molasses flows into the cylinder WV. above the piston. lVhen it is desired to measure out a gallon the hasp is moved to the position indicated by the dotted lines 3, Fig. 2, the crank is drawn half way around and the lever L. is raised up as indicated by the dotted lines 1, 2, Fig. l. The opening in the valve V, being now opposite the corresponding opening in the piston E, Figs. 4. and 5, the molasses flows through and fills the space below the piston. This it does rapidly by the aid of atmospheric pressure, the pin N, being brought to the proper height to enter the uppermost hole 5. in the hasp A. The crank is turned around to its former position so as to close the valve V. The lever or faucet valve O. H, is then opened as shown in Fig. 3, the hasp A, Fig. 2 is slipped oif of the pin N, and the lever L. is pressed down forcing the molasses out through the aperture Z, into a pitcher or other receiving vessel. The lateral motion of the rod U admits of the top of cylinder and the piston E being removed for the purposes of cleaning, &c., without discoir necting any of the parts.

We do not claim a perforated piston. Neither do we claim the application of a valve to the piston of measuring faucets, but

We claim The application of the circular cut off valve V, recessed in the bottom of piston for the purpose herein described.

JACOB K. GRIFFITH. AARON HOUPT.

Witnesses CHAS. MELOHER, GEORGE Pnin'rz. 

